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the central government is outnumbered and to go to the central government and say do something about this is unrealistic. >> tom, very quickly. >> if i could add one more comment. the other issue is even if the libyans say we're going to provide our best troops, our best police officers to come in and provide perimeter security, you don't know what kind of background checks or who they're loyal to. you could have a situation like in afghanistan, that people that we have been working with and training and side by side turned and fire on our people. so that's the dangerous aspect here. you can only have confidence if it's u.s. force protection but bringing that much equipment and even armor as bob mentioned is not feasible. >> given that mortars were involved you would have to have a pretty huge perimeter to be able to secure both sites. tom, appreciate your expertise. fran, as well. bob baer, thanks. join us on facebook, follow me on twitter right now. let us know what you think about this situation. >>> next, we will introduce you to the fine art of predebate trash talking. that's to
the central government is outnumbered and to go to the central government and say do something about this is unrealistic. >> tom, very quickly. >> if i could add one more comment. the other issue is even if the libyans say we're going to provide our best troops, our best police officers to come in and provide perimeter security, you don't know what kind of background checks or who they're loyal to. you could have a situation like in afghanistan, that people that we have been working...
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you ask in the first instance the host government to do that. if for some reason the libyan prime minister suggested to arwa they thought they could provide that protection safely, but even if u.s. officials had security concerns where they didn't think that was enough, the next step is to ask the united states military, will they and can they provide protection and to get -- request permission from the host government to allow them to come in, the u.s. forces, solely to protect the perimeter of the scene and the investigators while they are there. and best we can tell, we don't know if that's ever happened. >> so does it make sense to you, the claim that security is the concern for why fbi agents aren't on the ground? >> it doesn't make sense to me because i understand that there are procedures in place to try and mitigate against those risks and concerns and ways to deal with it. >> procedures that 16 days on, you would think could be in place. >> yes. exactly. >> bob, you have been talking to sources at the pentagon. you say the u.s. is reall
you ask in the first instance the host government to do that. if for some reason the libyan prime minister suggested to arwa they thought they could provide that protection safely, but even if u.s. officials had security concerns where they didn't think that was enough, the next step is to ask the united states military, will they and can they provide protection and to get -- request permission from the host government to allow them to come in, the u.s. forces, solely to protect the perimeter...
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government agency counterparts. if they couldn't secure it, you ask the host government. if the host government is incapable, we did fly in additional marines to guard the embassy in tripoli. was there military u.s. personnel available to help secure it? obviously that didn't happen. it's one of those unanswered questions we don't know but what we do know is the consequences of failing to secure the crime scene absolutely will call into question the integrity of the information that's gathered there. >> bob, what does this say to you, that this site was not secured? >> anderson, i think the whole thing's just outrageous. i completely agree with fran. look, that consulate was overrun and we don't even begin to understand what was lost there. we've lost crypto, files, money, personal documents. we don't even know, this administration is not telling us. the fact that the diary was found in the consulate, and the fact that there wasn't -- i've heard that there's a quick reaction force tried to get to the consulate but was attacked at the airport, benghazi airport. this hasn't
government agency counterparts. if they couldn't secure it, you ask the host government. if the host government is incapable, we did fly in additional marines to guard the embassy in tripoli. was there military u.s. personnel available to help secure it? obviously that didn't happen. it's one of those unanswered questions we don't know but what we do know is the consequences of failing to secure the crime scene absolutely will call into question the integrity of the information that's gathered...
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. >> what's the problem for the libyan government? you have benghazi, the eastern part of the country, i was talking to senator john mccain a couple of weeks ago and talking to you when the protests were happening and he to me is saying, brooke, porous borders, the weapons. very much so, very bad guys in places like libya and seems that the libyan government is not able to shut them down. >> well, it's a terrorism problem that's concealed within a law and order problem. the terrorist groups are small but a significant law and order problem. lots of libyans have weapons and the government doesn't have control over its security forces, doesn't have the faith of its police forces to actually go and begin to clean up the sort of weapons cache. they have been trying since the attack on the american consulate and benghazi, there's been actually this is reassuring and public anger against militias with weapons and that run around these libyan cities. they're the law. and so there is a turn in the public mode and that's empowering the governm
. >> what's the problem for the libyan government? you have benghazi, the eastern part of the country, i was talking to senator john mccain a couple of weeks ago and talking to you when the protests were happening and he to me is saying, brooke, porous borders, the weapons. very much so, very bad guys in places like libya and seems that the libyan government is not able to shut them down. >> well, it's a terrorism problem that's concealed within a law and order problem. the...
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and leadership/governing style. and by a pretty wide margin going in right now, the voters expect president obama is going to outdebate his opponent, but both men have taken great pains to downplay their own chances, downplay the expectations. our dan lothian is up very early at the university of denver. and, dan, i understand this is the fourth time that these two men have really ever encountered one another in person. is that expected to have any effect when they meet each other on stage? >> well, certainly this is not someone who the president spent time with in the senate, has not spent a lot of time talking to him, and when they debate tonight, for 90 minutes, it will be the most time and the longest time that they have spent interacting at all. so it is an unusual, i guess, setting if you will for the president and governor mitt romney. but nonetheless, they're getting ready for this big event, the last couple of days they have been doing these mock debates, going through every possible question that will be a
and leadership/governing style. and by a pretty wide margin going in right now, the voters expect president obama is going to outdebate his opponent, but both men have taken great pains to downplay their own chances, downplay the expectations. our dan lothian is up very early at the university of denver. and, dan, i understand this is the fourth time that these two men have really ever encountered one another in person. is that expected to have any effect when they meet each other on stage?...
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he briefs government officials on al qaeda. and eli lake, with information about what the u.s. knew. eli, you have been investigating whether susan rice, the u.n. ambassador, was, in addition to receiving the talking points, obviously now everyone knows what those included, right, including that it was not a preplanned attack, also had perhaps been briefed on classified information, which could have included different pieces of information, obviously. what have you found? >> well, the main thing to understand is that the key piece of intelligence that informed the unclassified assessment that this was a spontaneous reaction to a video protest was an intercept between a member of ansar al sharia, and al qaeda in north africa. so that fact that it comes from that conversation, there are lots of reasons as to why the intelligence community would not want that information to be out there. one would compromise sources. the other is this there is a risk if you name groups like that, you could be creating a situation where you're getting false confirmation. someone may have seen a rep
he briefs government officials on al qaeda. and eli lake, with information about what the u.s. knew. eli, you have been investigating whether susan rice, the u.n. ambassador, was, in addition to receiving the talking points, obviously now everyone knows what those included, right, including that it was not a preplanned attack, also had perhaps been briefed on classified information, which could have included different pieces of information, obviously. what have you found? >> well, the...
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that government is an independent government, and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons. and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill. the other side kills in return. and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government? and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of a line in supplying weapons in assad. we would never reach our turn. it's quite obvious who those individuals are, who those countries are. >> were you pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instruction of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >> translator: of course the w
that government is an independent government, and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons. and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill. the other side kills in return. and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government? and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of a line in supplying weapons in assad....
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the government is still saying 64% of government budget will be spent on social issues and social spending. we're not exactly rolling up the carpet and going home. the problem is, as spain enters its third year of recession, the people in the country are saying it's not enough, suzanne. what we're now looking for is whether or not spain has done enough to introduce austerity that the europeans will be happy with. but at the same time, that some form of economic growth going forward. >> any reaction from the people in the streets? we've seen protests erupted on tuesday. this is not good news. do we expect there's going to be more violence? >> well, you know, one hesitates to ever say what the mob on the street will ever do. i haven't heard what's happening in barcelona or other cities where there's been major disturbances. what you need to focus on now is yes, the streets and the people because that's a driving force of what the government will decide. but the government is between a rock and the pro verbal. it's got to keep the people reasonably happy -- let me rephrase that. at least not
the government is still saying 64% of government budget will be spent on social issues and social spending. we're not exactly rolling up the carpet and going home. the problem is, as spain enters its third year of recession, the people in the country are saying it's not enough, suzanne. what we're now looking for is whether or not spain has done enough to introduce austerity that the europeans will be happy with. but at the same time, that some form of economic growth going forward. >>...
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if you don't have the government as a player to do things the government can do well, then you are basically forfeiting the race to other countries that are very aggressively partnering. so if you have a cluster that has both the university as a partner as well as foundations as a partner, the government, and certainly the private sector leading the way, why wouldn't you do that if it means jobs for your state? >> four and a half years ago, five years ago america got into a recession that you and michigan were very familiar with. >> we were in front of it. >> so you want to invest in people. you call it infrastructure, but it's human resources of people. you want to build a work force that is competitive internationally, and one of the things you write is we should learn from germany and subsidize employment rather than unemployment. what is it about the german model you're interested in? >> in tough economic times when things are slow, especially in this manufacturing sector, instead of showing full layoffs, the person takes a part-time salary in this country, but their salary is sected by
if you don't have the government as a player to do things the government can do well, then you are basically forfeiting the race to other countries that are very aggressively partnering. so if you have a cluster that has both the university as a partner as well as foundations as a partner, the government, and certainly the private sector leading the way, why wouldn't you do that if it means jobs for your state? >> four and a half years ago, five years ago america got into a recession that...
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taking work requirements out of government assistance is, in my opinion, a very bad course to take and creates a culture of dependency. we help people who need help. we want to help people that need help. but the idea of removing work requirements i think is a mistake. >> keeping them honest, as you just heard, jim acosta say politic fact gave that rating a pants on fire. the "washington post" gave it four pinocchios and quote, a mitt romney tv ad claims the obama administration has adopted a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. the plan does neither of those things. back to the claim governor romney made about correcting ads or statements if there's anything factually wrong or amiss as he said, jim acosta called and e-mailed the romney campaign to ask if they could give any examples of that happening. so far he's gotten no response. he joins me now. so does lori robinson. jim, you pressed governor romney on that welfare ad which independent fact checkers have said was false. he didn't back down. not only did he not back down, he seemed to double down on it. >> tha
taking work requirements out of government assistance is, in my opinion, a very bad course to take and creates a culture of dependency. we help people who need help. we want to help people that need help. but the idea of removing work requirements i think is a mistake. >> keeping them honest, as you just heard, jim acosta say politic fact gave that rating a pants on fire. the "washington post" gave it four pinocchios and quote, a mitt romney tv ad claims the obama administration...
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for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really recent poll, obama, the question was asked who would better handle medicare. 52% said obama and 44% romney. that's a big difference. interesting to see if that changes after the debate. >> as we mentioned, these are 15-minute topical chunks, health care getting an entire solid chunk. after they answer the initial questions, that's a lot of time. >> that's right. that's really unusual. and it shows you how important health care is in this particular election. >> it affects every single one of us. elizabeth cohen, thank you very much. >> and now this, breaking news here, bre
for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really...
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it kept people working and paying taxes and off the government payrolls. because it created new jobs. if you look at his annual spending budgets, they are about 2% increase. that's less than the rate of inflation. so, i think that the reason that i believe he'll win re-election is we are beginning to recover. we have a higher rate of job creation since the recession bottomed out in the middle of 2009 than in the previous eight years. and, we are moving in the right direction and the policies he's advocated are going to produce good economic results. if people thought it was like another recession, he would be in trouble. it's not like another recession. they know it. >> people say the paralysis in washington, the inability to get in a room and get a deal done. i interviewed newt gingrich. he said the way it were with president clinton, you would be in a room full of advisers, you fling them out, it's you and him, get it done, compromise, get it done. why is that not happening now and what advice do you give to barack obama to try to get into that kind of m
it kept people working and paying taxes and off the government payrolls. because it created new jobs. if you look at his annual spending budgets, they are about 2% increase. that's less than the rate of inflation. so, i think that the reason that i believe he'll win re-election is we are beginning to recover. we have a higher rate of job creation since the recession bottomed out in the middle of 2009 than in the previous eight years. and, we are moving in the right direction and the policies...
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. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if you listen to the democrats, mitt romney doesn't want medicare reform, he wants -- >> a plan called voucher care! >> a voucher program in order to pay for tax cuts. voucherize medicare. >> reporter: these are no mere word games. these are word bombs. and make no mistake, the campaigns have gone nuclear. >> the words you use end up defining ideas. and that's what people take into their hearts when they go to the ballot box. >> reporter: cnn contributor john avalon is a former political speechwriter. >> it becomes a contest to see whose idea can get in the american heart and mind faster and first. >> reporter: for instance. >> we have a president who believes in a european socialist model. >> we see a president who wants to make america into a european-style social welfare state. >> reporter: i will continue fighting to defeat the president's agenda of socialism. >> all of a sudden you call something socialism, everyone's got a license to stop thinking critically about it. if there's one thing americ
. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if you listen to the democrats, mitt romney doesn't want medicare reform, he wants -- >> a plan called voucher care! >> a voucher program in order to pay for tax cuts. voucherize medicare. >> reporter: these are no mere word games. these are word bombs. and make no mistake, the campaigns have gone nuclear. >> the words you use end up defining ideas. and that's what...
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government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. but they have not been able to get, as far as tribally now, but never got ton benghazi, they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from arwa damon's report and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to it. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured. and in fact, the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now, it is not clear that it will be of any use to us. then the third and really critical and astonishing point to me was -- that they made was one of the things we have do is question the individuals that the libyans have in custody to get to the would the tomorrow of this to understand what they are learning, they made the request through the state department, that was denied by lib yark the fbi has to pass any questions they have through the state department to the libyan government. they pu
government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. but they have not been able to get, as far as tribally now, but never got ton benghazi, they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from arwa damon's report and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to it. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured. and in fact,...
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additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me, ask trent lott. >> is it also the way president obama was speaking? did it raise his eyebrows to you and it shows president obama is different than the way he regularly portrays himself? >> anderson, i'm from louisiana, if i were talking to you the way i talked to friends back home, you wouldn't be able ton me. >> my dad is from mississippi. >> this is a politician pandering to a crowd. george bush would sound more southern below the mason/dixon line. and the right still lamb upons hillary clinton for trying to put on an accent. politicians on both sides do that. >> roland martin what do you make of this obama video? >> i think it's utterly laughable that sean hahnity, daily caller and the rest of these folks are making this out to be significant. something written on
additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me, ask trent lott. >> is it also the way president obama was speaking? did it raise his eyebrows to you and it shows president obama is different than the way he regularly portrays himself? >> anderson, i'm from louisiana,...
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the government needs to stop intruding in our lives. let the parents make decisions about their kids' lives. thanks for commenting. if you want to continue the conversation, facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you so much for joining us today. newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >>> hi, everybody. nice to have you with us. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. and happy election day to you. i'm not kidding. it is election day. everybody else has been counting town the days for weeks now, right? technically november 6th is 40 days from today. but guess what, election day has already started in some states. absentee ballots are going out. and in other states, coming back. look at this map. 32 states and the district of columbia let their voters vote early. i'm talking to you today, iowa, because, oh, happy day, you become the very first of the so-called battle ground states today to let your voters show up, do the in-person voting, and put this election behind you. and if you don't live in oregon or washington st
the government needs to stop intruding in our lives. let the parents make decisions about their kids' lives. thanks for commenting. if you want to continue the conversation, facebook.com/carolcnn. thank you so much for joining us today. newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >>> hi, everybody. nice to have you with us. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 on the west coast. and happy election day to you. i'm not kidding. it is election day. everybody else has been counting...
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you know, not government, right? he talked about micro finance and that's usually taken care of by u.s. aid, government agency but mitt romney has a different vision. >> yes, he does. i think it was a as if mating speech. when i first saw what the subject of this speech was going to be, i was thinking why -- you know, five weeks or so before an election is he giving a speech on foreign aid. probably nothing has less support in the united states right now on -- left and right than foreign aid. i thought it was fascinating what he did here. the first thing he did is yesterday he spent a lot of time criticizing president obama's foreign policy in the middle east. today he laid out an autopsy alternative vision. talked about the challenges of radicalism in the region by helping the, you know, youth unemployment rate in these countries, drives people to radicalism, hopelessness and all of that. so i think -- i think he laid out today was the code of yesterday which was what is my vision for this region. the second thing i
you know, not government, right? he talked about micro finance and that's usually taken care of by u.s. aid, government agency but mitt romney has a different vision. >> yes, he does. i think it was a as if mating speech. when i first saw what the subject of this speech was going to be, i was thinking why -- you know, five weeks or so before an election is he giving a speech on foreign aid. probably nothing has less support in the united states right now on -- left and right than foreign...
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were the people who put us under sanction or a handful of western governments? which people brought us under sanctions? many of the europeans companies are currently as we speak conducting trade with us. some of them do it in hiding but they do, secretly but they do conduct that trade. you hear some news, and you believe that iran's economy is n in chaos. it is not so. it is not so, let me reassure you. we -- we came from being the 22nd ranked economy in the world to being the 17th largest, and as we speak, this growth of capital and investment in the world continues. of course, we're not fans of sanction bus in anyone thinks sanctions will bring iran to her knees, they are certainly police staken. we have learned to live under these circumstances. we don't like to live like this, but at the owned testify day a handful of european countries and the united states, of course, would like to have relations with them. it would benefit both sides. but without them, we have learned to live quite well. we have been living quite well. we have trade relations with over 18
were the people who put us under sanction or a handful of western governments? which people brought us under sanctions? many of the europeans companies are currently as we speak conducting trade with us. some of them do it in hiding but they do, secretly but they do conduct that trade. you hear some news, and you believe that iran's economy is n in chaos. it is not so. it is not so, let me reassure you. we -- we came from being the 22nd ranked economy in the world to being the 17th largest, and...
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government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a few michael jacksons. some of the candidates had the good luck to be born with names that might give them a political edge or might not. there is some ted kennedys, john kennedys. the candidates are likely to be remembered. president obama, if you need a new jingle, i know where you can find one. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was c. the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has a grand total of 10. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm f
government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a...
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the rebels are battling government forces. well, the fight for control of this key city has been going on since july. videos posted online are said to show innocent civilians gunned down in the streets. cnn as no way to verify the awe then tis tty of the images. is there way to end the killi s killings? >> who would participate in the plan b, as you put it, the safe haich, the safe areas? >> i believe a lot of countries will participate. and european countries will participate. what we need, we need united states of america, i know, to be more -- that there is an election now. we are in election period. i hope that after the election, the american government looks at this matter in different way. i always meant no military intervention. but we need to take some measures and we need this measures with the united states, the european countries, the arab countries, the muslim countries. >> it is the syrian people suffering the most in the civil especially the children. the group save the children, is letting the kids tell the sto
the rebels are battling government forces. well, the fight for control of this key city has been going on since july. videos posted online are said to show innocent civilians gunned down in the streets. cnn as no way to verify the awe then tis tty of the images. is there way to end the killi s killings? >> who would participate in the plan b, as you put it, the safe haich, the safe areas? >> i believe a lot of countries will participate. and european countries will participate. what...
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government is the problem. ronald reagan's perspective has dominated republicans' thoughts on this matter for years. >> we have a different approach, the president and i, between a government-dominated society and a society driven by free people pursuing their dreams. >> reporter: romney insists the federal government should be smaller and less intrusive in terms of regulations and taxes and largely it should keep out of the free market. >> i line up with a smaller government, a less intrusive government, regulations being pared back. >> such views on both sides of course can make a difference. but here is the catch. for the past century, with a few exceptions, the government has been expanding no matter which party has held the white house. more cabinet positions, more agencies, more spending per citizen and much of that is driven by things like we menged at the start. population growth, economic trends and entitlements, meaning the question is probably not whether the government will keep growing under mr. ob
government is the problem. ronald reagan's perspective has dominated republicans' thoughts on this matter for years. >> we have a different approach, the president and i, between a government-dominated society and a society driven by free people pursuing their dreams. >> reporter: romney insists the federal government should be smaller and less intrusive in terms of regulations and taxes and largely it should keep out of the free market. >> i line up with a smaller government,...
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government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. they have gotten as far as tripoli but never gotten to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured as we know from arwa damon's reporting and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured and the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now it is not clear it will be of any use to us. the third and critical and astoonishing point to me is one of the things we have to do is question the individuals, the libyans have in custody to get to the bottom of this and understand what they are learning. in fact, they made that request with from the state department. that was denied by libya. so the fbi has to pass questions from the state department to the libyan government. they put the questions and you wait, sort of like a child's game of telephone, for that informati
government personnel who were in libya at the time of the attack. they have gotten as far as tripoli but never gotten to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured as we know from arwa damon's reporting and other public reporting, the state department, we don't know whether or not the state department put that request to the libyans and whether it was denied or what happened to. what we know for sure is the crime scene was never secured and the senior law enforcement official...
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i don't think government can solve all of our problems, but government is not the source of all of our problems, either. there's stuff we can do together. instead of blaming, immigrants, unions or gays or somebody for what is going on, what we need to do is pull together. we're all in this together. we believe that america only works when we all accept responsibility for ourselves and for our each other. that's how we create -- >> mr. obama will be on the road through wednesday's first presidential debate. mitt romney heads to colorado tomorrow where he will hold a rally and continue his preparations for wednesday's showdown in denver. he went to church this morning outside boston but held no public events over the weekend. >>> in iraq, at least 30 people were killed today in a wave of bombings. sudden explosions hit in or near baghdad. it's the deadliest day in iraq in nearly a month. shiite muslim communities appear to be the targets of the attacks. >>> a pakistani girl accused of desicrating the koran. she was setup. >>> this is a desperate search for two little children in tennesse
i don't think government can solve all of our problems, but government is not the source of all of our problems, either. there's stuff we can do together. instead of blaming, immigrants, unions or gays or somebody for what is going on, what we need to do is pull together. we're all in this together. we believe that america only works when we all accept responsibility for ourselves and for our each other. that's how we create -- >> mr. obama will be on the road through wednesday's first...
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government to calm any concerns, but think about it. there have been other high-ranking iranian defections to other countries recently and it is a sign that the people there probably are getting nervous in this last year of ahmadinejad's tenure. >> interesting. we'll see what happens. thanks. >>> the d.c. sniper is speaking out about the shooting spree that gripped the nation's capital and claimed ten lives. tomorrow marks a decade since the start of the attacks. now lee boyd malvo is speaking out about his crime. >> i was a monster. i mean, you look up the definition, that's what a monster is. >> a look back at the d.c. sniper case next. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter
government to calm any concerns, but think about it. there have been other high-ranking iranian defections to other countries recently and it is a sign that the people there probably are getting nervous in this last year of ahmadinejad's tenure. >> interesting. we'll see what happens. thanks. >>> the d.c. sniper is speaking out about the shooting spree that gripped the nation's capital and claimed ten lives. tomorrow marks a decade since the start of the attacks. now lee boyd...
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. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect individuals from being harmed because of how they look or what they believe. >> our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live at the united nations. she joins us now. listening to that speech, it began with a mention of chris stevens, it ended with a mention of chris stevens and it's not lost on anyone watching that the president has two major audiences. he's got an international audience clearly, and he's got a domestic audience during this election. was he able to navigate appropriately between the two with the remarks he actually chose? >> reporter: well, it will depend who you ask, ashleigh,
. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect...
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the government proposing huge spending cuts in tax hikes to try to avoid a bailout. first, greece, protesters throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails today and unions went on strike to protest shrinking paychecks and rising retirement ages. here's the catch. the u.s. is facing similar tough choices. we racked up a crimintrillion d in debt this year. the u.s. is frozen, punting the fiscal football until after the election. let's bring in jim bolden from london. you've been covering europe's financial crisis. it is not just about math. this is about people, their futures, their lives. what are the lessons that the u.s. can learn here? >> the lesson any country can learn really is to do the budget c cuts. if you're going to do them while you're not in recession, while the markets aren't forcing you to do it. what spain and greece are doing is trying to cut the budget deficit with 25% unemployment, and doing it when bond yields are too high to be able to dip into the market, especially for greece. so these countries have been forced to do this by the markets, brooke, no
the government proposing huge spending cuts in tax hikes to try to avoid a bailout. first, greece, protesters throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails today and unions went on strike to protest shrinking paychecks and rising retirement ages. here's the catch. the u.s. is facing similar tough choices. we racked up a crimintrillion d in debt this year. the u.s. is frozen, punting the fiscal football until after the election. let's bring in jim bolden from london. you've been covering europe's...
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government deny he was ever a spy. amir remains in prison in iran, and has no idea that his father is dying. dr. ryan baird is the neurosurgeon treating his father. >> it is stressful enough dealing with the surgery and the diagnosis and the coming treatment, there is no doubt in my mind that any other family or personal issues are going to make it more challenging. >> reporter: so with president mahmoud ahmadinejad in new york now, they say they are putting themselves at his mercy. >> i'm sure that he's going to hear my voice. he's in the united states, he is going to listen to me. and hear me. i just want him to hear my voice as a mother, don't destroy this family. please don't destroy this family, bring amir home. amir is the heart of this family. >> reporter: now facing an incurable cancer, he says he cannot accept the fact that he may never see his son again. >> that's my biggest fear, that i may not see him. and that's my last wish to see my son and hug him and kiss him before i pass to the other side. >> reporte
government deny he was ever a spy. amir remains in prison in iran, and has no idea that his father is dying. dr. ryan baird is the neurosurgeon treating his father. >> it is stressful enough dealing with the surgery and the diagnosis and the coming treatment, there is no doubt in my mind that any other family or personal issues are going to make it more challenging. >> reporter: so with president mahmoud ahmadinejad in new york now, they say they are putting themselves at his mercy....
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government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government has a fairly long reach. they have an expensive and a fairly sophisticated, you know, spy network in countries around the world. and so he's obviously concerned about repercussions, and retaliation against him here. >> all right, paul o'dwyer when the time is right and it is safe enough we would love to speak to your client. seems like he has a lot to say and it would be fascinating. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ahead on "starting point," a leap of faith. a man escapes his burning home by falling into the arms of his
government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government...
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government, u.s. intelligence rechs out to this man because he could have some valuable information about the iranian government. he is an insider, an mahmoud ahmadinejad insider. they probably wouldn't bring him to overseas trips if they didn't trust him. so company have some valuable intelligence for the u.s. government. >> i imagine that's quite true because this is somebody who has been right by his side, mahmoud ahmadinejad's side. if he's the photographer i imagine he's seen a lot of what this man does and what mahmoud ahmadinejad is capable of. be very interesting to know what kind of intelligence they get from him. tell us about the family. i under they fled the country. are they in trouble? >> reporter: there are reports that they fled and that's always a concern when it comes to iranian dicy dents, iranians 0 who seek asylum. over the years there's been many photographers, film makers, journalist, artists claiming they have been persecuted and threatened. oftentimes their families are in dan
government, u.s. intelligence rechs out to this man because he could have some valuable information about the iranian government. he is an insider, an mahmoud ahmadinejad insider. they probably wouldn't bring him to overseas trips if they didn't trust him. so company have some valuable intelligence for the u.s. government. >> i imagine that's quite true because this is somebody who has been right by his side, mahmoud ahmadinejad's side. if he's the photographer i imagine he's seen a lot...
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so the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror, and look, no one talks about this very much, but if they had a nuclear weapon, there would be two dangers. even if you believe they would never use it, that is, if you believe that they are sane and rational and understand that their country, their civilization, their whole history, would be destroyed if they ever dropped a bomb on someone because everybody would know it, and the retaliation would be incomprehensible, even if you believe that, two bad things will happen if they get a bomb. a lot of their neighbors will get bombs. and the more of these weapons you have hanging around, the more material you've got, the more vulnerable they are to being stolen or sold or simply transferred to terrorists and that brings me to the second point, which is that iran has all these extensive contacts with terrorist groups and even if the government didn't directly sanction it, it wouldn't be that much trouble to get a girl scout cookie's worth of fissile material which if put in the same fertilizer bomb timothy mcvei
so the difference is this is a government with a record of supporting terror, and look, no one talks about this very much, but if they had a nuclear weapon, there would be two dangers. even if you believe they would never use it, that is, if you believe that they are sane and rational and understand that their country, their civilization, their whole history, would be destroyed if they ever dropped a bomb on someone because everybody would know it, and the retaliation would be incomprehensible,...
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in yemen, libya, because of a weak government. we know al qaeda has the wherewithal to take advantage of that and they look for safe havens around the world and it seems, it appears now that is what al qaeda was doing with libya, trying to insert itself where it was a weak space and take advantage of it to our great debt tremt and tragedy. >> i appreciate your reporting with your sources. thank you very much. >>> in what was likely his last speech at the u.n. general assembly, mahmoud ahmadinejad called for a new world order. as he was speaking rudy giuliani was blasting president obama for not taking stronger action against iran. former mayor rnl religion joins me ahead. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief... try thermacare. turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the co
in yemen, libya, because of a weak government. we know al qaeda has the wherewithal to take advantage of that and they look for safe havens around the world and it seems, it appears now that is what al qaeda was doing with libya, trying to insert itself where it was a weak space and take advantage of it to our great debt tremt and tragedy. >> i appreciate your reporting with your sources. thank you very much. >>> in what was likely his last speech at the u.n. general assembly,...
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>> you don't have a developed government for one thing. >> libyan government. >> the libyan government that doesn't have the robust law enforcement, intelligence, military forces to be able to -- just come into power. trying to deal with a few number of insurgents that are going to cause trouble no matter what. >> the people will ask, what can they do. because frankly it was the united states embassy we're talking about which supposedly is united states tear toirks at least the inside of it. >> right. but internationally, host country always provides the outer perimeter security. so if they failed to do that, then if there's enough people causing an attack it's going to be like the alamo. are going to be able to overwhelm an embassy or consulate. >> so you need host country help. >> you need host country along with adequate security on your part. but definitely the host country has to keep them out of the perimeter in the first place. >> another part this letter. it seems like a pre-11 mindset treating a act of war solely as a criminal matter rather than also prioritizing the gathering
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it was the first big country where the government had to start tightening its belt. having people work longer, have fewer government services and pay more taxes so that it could get big, big bailouts from the european union. and you can see the people, this is what people feel or do when they're told they have to live on less, and work longer for less. >> it is why these governments are in such a bind, because the central banks and the european community and germany telling the countries you have to crack down on your excess budget, your excess spending, but the people, the population says huh-uh and they're obviously taking to the streets right now. >> that's in greece. we're also watching what's happening in spain overnight. >> we'll keep you updated on that. also ahead on "starting point," it's a case of underage college drinking taken to the extreme. and now, a fraternity is suspended. why this particular kind of partying is really raising the alarms. we'll have a live report. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. the good they did inspires us,
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it's been 14 years of the same government. this government has already completed its cycle, and has nothing more to offer. they're only recycling promises. >> rafael romo is joining us from atlanta. good to see you. we understand there's a lot of colorful characters as a part of this campaign, but there was also violence over the weekend where you had people who were killed. what do we know about that? >> well, unfortunately, three campaign workers for opposition candidate enrique were shot on friday. all three of them died, unfortunately, and this speaks about the polarization of the campaign with both candidates launching accusations against each other, but at the same time since what we see here is that both candidates have fiercely loyal supporters who are willing to do apparently anything as we saw over the weekend. >> and what do we know about hugo chav sxez how he is doing in the race? >> it all depends who you ask. the reality is the polls in venezuela are notoriously unreliable. there are polls that give him 20 percen
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government. with us now to paint a picture of what mr. golkhanban is aruin shagri who served as the first white house official videographer from 2009 to 2011 and wrote a book about it "first cameraman" documenting the obama presidency in realtime. talk about just how close this -- this cameraman could be to ahmadinejad. how much access he could have and really what he might be able to relay to the u.s. government if he talks. >> well, look, photographers and videographers put an enormous amount of trust in us when it comes to world leader coverage. you're not this fly on the wall, you're part of a team. clearly this videographer was enough of a team that he wasn't just a state television employee, they brought him on trips. when you're on a trip you're inside the bubble. there's very little you don't see. you know. there's a lot, probably at home that he doesn't see what's going on. when you're in a place like new york, the diplomatic epicenter there are things happening right and left. >> in add
government. with us now to paint a picture of what mr. golkhanban is aruin shagri who served as the first white house official videographer from 2009 to 2011 and wrote a book about it "first cameraman" documenting the obama presidency in realtime. talk about just how close this -- this cameraman could be to ahmadinejad. how much access he could have and really what he might be able to relay to the u.s. government if he talks. >> well, look, photographers and videographers put an...